Influence of thorns and tannins on white-tailed deer browsing after mowing

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 361-377

  Schindler, Jason R ^a   Fulbright, Timothy E ^b   Forbes, T D A ^c  

^a Blanton and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c TX A M Agric Res and Exten Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia rigidula; Blackbrush acacia; Brush management; Celtis pallida; Southern Texas; Spiny hackberry; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BROWSING; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DEER; MOWING; PALATABILITY; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ACACIA RIGIDULA; CELTIS PALLIDA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; SPINY;

EID: 0043066787     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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